‘Janivara’ row: Bidar Deputy Commissioner recommends dismissal of college principal, staff

The incident occurred on April 17 during the Undergraduate Common Entrance Test (UGCET) for the Mathematics paper. Suchivrat Kulkarni, the student at the centre of the controversy, alleged that college authorities barred him from writing the exam unless he removed or cut his sacred thread.

Kulkarni said he pleaded with staff for 45 minutes but was eventually forced to return home without taking the exam. "They said I could only write the exam if I removed my Janeu. I kept requesting them, but they refused to let me in. I want the government to either allow me to reappear for the exam or grant me a seat in a government college," he told news agency ANI.

In response to the allegations, the Bidar district administration acted promptly. The Deputy Commissioner issued an order for the immediate suspension of the college principal, Dr Chandra Shekar Biradar, and a staff member, Satish Pawar.